Six teams participated in this year’s Dutch competition. The jury consisted of experts from industry and academia, including Kirsten Steinbusch (Biobased Circular), Maddalena Eloisa Logrieco (MNEXT), Harald Ruijssenaars (Corbion) and Li Shen (Utrecht University), who assessed the teams’ concepts and pitches.
This resulted in the selection of three national winners. In addition to the winner, Team Sea to Skin, these were Team BioCreate from Avans University of Applied Sciences, Leiden University and Wageningen University (Kaumera gum from wastewater, as a biobased alternative to polyacrylamide in hydroseeding mixtures used to combat soil erosion; second place) and Team UreMan from Wageningen University (acidifying manure with whey permeate to significantly reduce nitrogen and methane emissions in livestock farming; third place).
Challenge
BISC-E is an international competition in which students from European countries are challenged to find a biobased solution to economic, social or environmental problems. The winners of the national competitions receive a prize of €1,000 to further develop their idea and represent their country in the European final this autumn. They also receive professional guidance, organised by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC).
In the Netherlands, BISC-E is organised by BioBased Circular, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Wageningen University & Research and WUR Student Challenges, with support from ChemistryNL.
For more information, visit the BIC website.
Image: seaweed (Pete Niesen/Shutterstock)
